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Henry Codax — “Colors are everywhere, in every situation. A monochrome painting isolates what is ubiquitous. Like drawing a square in the sand at the beach.” Henry Codax

“Colors are everywhere, in every situation. A monochrome painting isolates what is ubiquitous. Like drawing a square in the sand at the beach.” Henry Codax

A stark, monochromatic canvas executed in acrylic, this work by the enigmatic Henry Codax strips color down to a single, unified tone, transforming the act of painting into a meditation on presence and reduction. Codax isolates what is otherwise omnipresent, rendering the familiar strange through deliberate restraint. Like a square drawn in the sand, the gesture is both simple and profound — a temporary boundary imposed upon something infinite.

Medium: acrylic on canvas
Spotted At: Auction House · Phillips

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New Now Day Sale

February 29, 2016

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Henry Codax, “Colors are everywhere, in every situation. A monochrome painting isolates what is ubiquitous. Like drawing a square in the sand at the beach.” Henry Codax

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acrylic on canvas

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

“Colors are everywhere, in every situation. A monochrome painting isolates what is ubiquitous. Like drawing a square in the sand at the beach.” Henry Codax

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Henry Codax, “Colors are everywhere, in every situation. A monochrome painting isolates what is ubiquitous. Like drawing a square in the sand at the beach.” Henry Codax

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